Ravard wins in Châteauroux

Anthony Ravard (Ag2r-La Mondiale) took his third victory in the Châteauroux Classic de l’Indre one-day race with a perfectly executed sprint but success only partially helped the Frenchman, who is troubled by a leg problem.

The little Frenchman kept a low profile as he sprinted to the line and managed to out power Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ) and Jasper Bovenhuis (Rabobank Continental Team). Canada’s Martin Gilbert (Spidertech Powered By C10) was an impressive fourth in the sprint.

Ravard missed out on selection for the Ag2r-La Mondiale team but used the rejection as extra motivation for the second half of the season. He has suffered with a long-term leg muscle problem and even considered retirement but he managed to briefly put those aside and things went his way yet again in Châteauroux.

“It was a blow but I worked hard and was good at the Tour of Poland and the in Limousin. Before the start I didn’t think I’d do well but things went right,” Ravard told L’Equipe.

“I have an enlarged left piriformis muscle in my leg, it’s two times larger than the right. I’d like to know why and what to do. I’m twisted on the bike and that pulls on my left leg. My right leg hurts too, from time to time, probably because I'm compensating.”

“On the eve of the race, I spoke to my doctor on the phone and I told him: "If we don’t find a solution this winter, I’ll end my career." This win helps my moral but all the problems prevent me from being consistent. Because of it, I’ve never ridden the Tour de France. I was fine until Paris-Nice, and the proof is that I won the Étoile de Bessèges. But since then…”

Despite his problems, Ravard will continue to race and is part of the Ag2r-La Mondiale team for the Tour du Poitou-Charentes stage race.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4:23:07
2Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJRow 1 - Cell 2
3Jasper Bovenhuis (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Martin Gilbert (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 3 - Cell 2
5Saïd Haddou (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 4 - Cell 2
6Jetse Bol (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Caja RuralRow 6 - Cell 2
8Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Davy Commeyne (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 8 - Cell 2
10Evert Verbist (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 9 - Cell 2
11Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 10 - Cell 2
12Moreno Hofland (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Rony Martias (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 12 - Cell 2
14Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Jean-Luc Delpech (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 14 - Cell 2
16Reinier Honig (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 15 - Cell 2
17Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jimmy Casper (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 17 - Cell 2
19Luis Felipe Laverde Jimenez (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 18 - Cell 2
20Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 20 - Cell 2
22Laurent Pichon (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 21 - Cell 2
23Fabien Bacquet (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 22 - Cell 2
24Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 23 - Cell 2
25Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 24 - Cell 2
26Andrea Grendene (Ita) Team Type 1 - SanofiRow 25 - Cell 2
27Guillaume Blot (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 26 - Cell 2
28Yannick Martinez (Fra) AG2R La mondialeRow 27 - Cell 2
29Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 28 - Cell 2
30Johan Chaves Rubio (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 31 - Cell 2
33Guillaume Boivin (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 32 - Cell 2
34Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 33 - Cell 2
35Stéphane Bonsergent (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 34 - Cell 2
36Thomas Degand (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 35 - Cell 2
37Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 36 - Cell 2
38Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 37 - Cell 2
39Joeri Stallaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 38 - Cell 2
40Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team EuropcarRow 39 - Cell 2
41Salazar Hugo Sebastian (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Barry Markus (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 42 - Cell 2
44Guillermo Lana Baquedano (Spa) Caja RuralRow 43 - Cell 2
45Jacobus Venter (RSA) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 45 - Cell 2
47Romain Matheou (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 46 - Cell 2
48Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 47 - Cell 2
49Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 48 - Cell 2
50Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 50 - Cell 2
52Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 51 - Cell 2
53Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 52 - Cell 2
54Leonardo Fabio Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 53 - Cell 2
55Sergey Firsanov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 54 - Cell 2
56Grégory Barteau (Fra) LandbouwkredietRow 55 - Cell 2
57Arturo Mora Ortiz (Spa) Caja RuralRow 56 - Cell 2
58Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 57 - Cell 2
59Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCMRow 59 - Cell 2
61Alexander Riabkin (Rus) Caja RuralRow 60 - Cell 2
62Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 61 - Cell 2
63Waele Bert De (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 62 - Cell 2
64Steven Tronet (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 63 - Cell 2
65Mikhail Antonov (Rus) Itera - Katusha0:00:08
66Laszlo Bodrogi (Fra) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 65 - Cell 2
67Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJRow 66 - Cell 2
68Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 67 - Cell 2
69Zachary Bell (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:00:11
70Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 69 - Cell 2
71Grégory Habeaux (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent0:00:13
72Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:00:16
73Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:00:19
74Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ0:00:30
75Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:00:42
76Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 75 - Cell 2
77Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 76 - Cell 2
78Rubén Reig Conejero (Spa) Caja Rural0:00:51
79Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Caja RuralRow 78 - Cell 2
80Nairo Quintana Rojas (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 79 - Cell 2
81Ronan Racault (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 80 - Cell 2
82Arnaud Molmy (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 81 - Cell 2
83Jean-Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 82 - Cell 2
84David Veilleux (Can) Team EuropcarRow 83 - Cell 2
85Anthony Colin (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 84 - Cell 2
86Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 85 - Cell 2
87Sébastien Duret (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 86 - Cell 2
88Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 87 - Cell 2
89Svein Tuft (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 88 - Cell 2
90Ryan Anderson (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C100:01:04
91Alexey Shmidt (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 90 - Cell 2
92Will Routley (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 91 - Cell 2
93Mark Batty (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 92 - Cell 2
94Johan Mombaerts (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 930:01:08
95Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne0:01:14
96Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 95 - Cell 2
97Jean-Lou Paiani (Fra) Saur - Sojasun0:01:18
98Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team0:01:23
99Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ0:01:37
100Gaël Malacarne (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 99 - Cell 2
101Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 100 - Cell 2
102Kévin Reza (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 101 - Cell 2
103Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ0:01:47
104Tony Hurel (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 103 - Cell 2
105Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ0:03:02
106Koen Barbe (Bel) Landbouwkrediet0:03:10
107Nicolas Bazin (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 106 - Cell 2
108Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ0:03:47
109Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar0:05:03
110Jon Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:08:15
DNFJosé Herrada Lopez (Spa) Caja RuralRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFBram Schmitz (Ned) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFStaf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Veranda's Willems - AccentRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Lambert-Lemay (Can) Team Spidertech Powered By C10Row 113 - Cell 2
DNFJohn Edibberto Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFDalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFWillem Wauters (Bel) Vacansoleil - DCM Procycling TeamRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFLa Parte Víctor De (Spa) Caja RuralRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFKevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFJure Kocjan (Slo) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin King (USA) Team RadioShackRow 121 - Cell 2
DNFDmitry Kosyakov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 122 - Cell 2
DNFLeonid Krasnov (Rus) Itera - KatushaRow 123 - Cell 2
DNFCarlos Andres Martinez Montero (Col) Colombia Es Pasion - Cafe De ColombiaRow 124 - Cell 2
DNFDylan Van Baarle (Ned) Rabobank Continental TeamRow 125 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Guay (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 126 - Cell 2
DNFCorre Florian Le (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFDenis Flahaut (Fra) Roubaix Lille MetropoleRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFGuillaume Faucon (Fra) Big Mat - Auber 93Row 129 - Cell 2
DNFFloch Guillaume Le (Fra) Team EuropcarRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFChristophe Laborie (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFJimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - SojasunRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFSteve Chainel (Fra) FDJRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFFlorent Barle (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFRomain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFAdrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En LigneRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFEric Berthou (Fra) Bretagne - SchullerRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFArmentia Pello Bilbao Lopez De (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 138 - Cell 2
DNSJoost Van Leijen (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling TeamRow 139 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole5pts
2Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent5pts
2Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5pts
2Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent5pts
2Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent5pts
2Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Special Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent5pts
2Kevin Lalouette (Fra) Roubaix Lille Metropole3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Edwig Cammaerts (Bel) Landbouwkrediet5pts
2Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Veranda's Willems - Accent5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Maxim Belkov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team3Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent1Row 5 - Cell 3
7Anthony Geslin (Fra) FDJ1Row 6 - Cell 3
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Special sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Veranda's Willems - Accent15pts
2Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Landbouwkrediet3Row 1 - Cell 3
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rabobank - Continental Team13:09:21
2LandbouwkredietRow 1 - Cell 2
3Saur-SojasunRow 2 - Cell 2
4Bretagne - SchullerRow 3 - Cell 2
5Itera - KatushaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Team EuropcarRow 5 - Cell 2
7Colombia es Passion - Café de ColombiaRow 6 - Cell 2
8Veranda's Willems-AccentRow 7 - Cell 2
9Team Type 1 - Sanofi AventisRow 8 - Cell 2
10Caja RuralRow 9 - Cell 2
11Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 10 - Cell 2
12Procycling Team Vacansoleil - DCMRow 11 - Cell 2
13AG2R La Mondiale0:00:11
14Team Spidertech Powered by C10Row 13 - Cell 2
15Big Mat - Auber 930:00:19
16FDJ0:00:38
17Cofidis le Crédit en Ligne0:00:42
18Roubaix Lille Metropole0:00:51

 

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